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The Effects of Spiritual Wellbeing on Self-Perceived Health Changes Among Members of the Church of England During the COVID-19 Pandemic in England by Village, Andrew, Francis, Leslie J.

“…This paper tests whether changes in spiritual wellbeing were correlated with self-rated changes in mental and physical health after controlling for changes in…”
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Who visits cathedrals? The science of cathedral studies and psychographic segmentation by Francis, Leslie J., Mansfield, Simon

“…This study applied psychographic segmentation theory to explore the psychological type profile of 1082 visitors to four cathedrals (three in England and one in…”
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Reading the resurrection appearance at the lakeside through lenses of sensing and intuition by Francis, Leslie J., Stevenson, Adam

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Anglican cathedrals and implicit religion: Softening the boundaries of sacred space through innovative events and installations by McKenna, Ursula, Francis, Leslie J., Stewart, Francis

“…High profile (and controversial) events and installations, like the Helter-Skelter in Norwich and the Crazy Golf Bridges in Rochester, have drawn attention to…”
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Implicit religion, Anglican cathedrals, and spiritual wellbeing: The impact of carol services by Francis, Leslie J., McKenna, Ursula, Stewart, Francis

“…Rooted in the field of cathedral studies, this paper draws into dialogue three bodies of knowledge: Edward Bailey’s notion of implicit religion that, among…”
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Preaching on the revised common lectionary for the feast of Christ the King: Joy for intuitive thinking types, nightmare for sensing feeling types? by Francis, Leslie J., Smith, Greg, Evans, Jonathan

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Exploring the responses of non-churchgoers to a cathedral pre-Christmas son et lumiere by McKenna, Ursula, Francis, Leslie J., Village, Andrew, Stewart, Francis

“…Two conceptual strands of research within the field of cathedral studies have theorised the capacity of Anglican cathedrals to engage more successfully than…”
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Hiring labourers for the vineyard and making sense of God’s grace at work: An empirical investigation in hermeneutical theory and ordinary theology by Francis, Leslie J., Smith, Greg, Astley, Jeff

“…The Matthean parable of the labourers in the vineyard is open to multiple interpretations. For some, the parable may speak of God’s unlimited grace and…”
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Cathedrals as agents of psychological health and well-being within secular societies: Assessing the impact of the Holly Bough service in Liverpool Cathedral by Francis, Leslie J, Jones, Susan H

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Exploring Psalm 73:1-10 through sensing and intuition: The SIFT approach among Muslim educators by Francis, Leslie J., McKenna, Ursula, Sahin, Abdullah

“…A group of 20 Muslim educators participating in an M-level module on Islamic Education were invited to explore their preferences for sensing and intuition (the…”
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Engaging Jungian function-orientations in a hermeneutical community: Exploring John 11: 1–17 by Francis, Leslie J., Smith, Greg, Stevenson, Adam J., Village, Andrew

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Reading the Good Samaritan (Lk 10: 25–37) through the lenses of introverted intuition and extraverted intuition: Perceiving text differently by Francis, Leslie J., Ross, Christopher F.J.

“…Working within the sensing, intuition, feeling, thinking (SIFT) approach to biblical hermeneutics, the present study focuses attention on the distinctive…”
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The Experience of Victimisation among Muslim Adolescents in the UK: The Effect of Psychological and Religious Factors by Francis, Leslie, McKenna, Ursula

“…This study set out to explore the levels of victimisation experienced by Muslim adolescents in the UK, the extent to which victimisation is conceptualised in…”
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Perceptions of the Functions of Religion and Attitude toward Religious Freedom: Introducing the New Indices of the Functions of Religion (NIFoR) by Breskaya, Olga, Francis, Leslie J., Giordan, Giuseppe

“…This article proposes, tests, and introduces the New Indices of the Functions of Religion (NIFoR) and explores their relevance for explaining individual…”
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The Holly Bough service at Liverpool Cathedral and psychological type theory: Fresh expressions or inherited church? by Francis, Leslie J., Jones, Susan H., McKenna, Ursula

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The science of congregation studies and psychographic segmentation: O come all ye thinking types? by Francis, Leslie J., Jones, Susan H., McKenna, Ursula

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The contribution of cathedrals to psychological health and well-being: Assessing the impact of Cathedral Carol Services by Francis, Leslie J, Jones, Susan H, McKenna, Ursula

“…This study was designed to test the hypothesis that events such as the Christmas Eve Carol Services at Liverpool Cathedral that include some regular…”
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Assessing peer and parental influence on the religious attitudes and attendance of young churchgoers: exploring the Australian National Church Life Survey by J Francis, Leslie, Penny, Gemma, Powell, Ruth

“…Drawing on data from the 2011 Australian National Church Life Survey (NCLS), this study was designed to assess peer and parental influence on frequency of…”
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Facing the Issues Raised in Psalm 1 through Thinking and Feeling: Applying the SIFT Approach to Biblical Hermeneutics among Muslim Educators by Francis, Leslie, McKenna, Ursula, Sahin, Abdullah

“…A group of 22 Muslim educators participating in a residential Islamic Education summer school were invited to explore their individual preferences for thinking…”
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Learning relationships : church of England curates and training incumbents applying the SIFT approach to the Road to Emmaus by Smith, Greg, Francis, Leslie J.

“…This study invited curates and training incumbents attending a 3-day residential programme to function as a hermeneutical community engaging conversation…”
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